{"id":9785,"date":"2015-02-01T08:25:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T21:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=9785"},"modified":"2015-03-24T11:47:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:47:24","slug":"what-music-inspires-you-inspirationalmusic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/what-music-inspires-you-inspirationalmusic\/","title":{"rendered":"What Music Inspires You? #InspirationalMusic"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter what your vocation in life, music can inspire you. It can lift and comfort. It can embrace and acknowledge. It can nullify your existential loneliness in a way unique to any other art form. It can unite us and connect us, make us think differently about situations and give us comfort. For these reasons and more, writers often listen to music either before or while they write. It can help us get in touch with how a particular character is feeling at a certain time, or help us get in touch with ourselves before sharing our stories. It can even inspire story itself.<\/p>\n

So I wondered what kinds of music my writer buddies use for inspiration, or simply like, and I thought you might be curious too… Perhaps you\u2019re a fan of one of my writer buddies, or interested in discovering what kinds of music inspire certain styles of writing? Maybe you just like music and\/or discovering new artists?<\/p>\n

Well, I’ve got plenty of discovery waiting for you, because I\u2019ve asked a long list of writers to share their current favourite tracks with you and I\u2019ll publish one a day on my blog for the next few weeks for your musical delight! Between them, we have everything musical to look forward to \u2013 from pop to violin trance, epic melancholy 17-minute tracks to rock and 80s nostalgia. Who likes what may surprise you! Of course music tastes often fluctuate, but the series is just a snapshot of what these authors enjoy right now rather than an ultimate definitive best-song-of-all-time choice.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll guess I\u2019ll kick things off with my own favourite music, revealed just under the list…<\/p>\n

Author Music Coming Up<\/h3>\n

Alan Baxter
\n<\/a>AJ Spedding<\/a>
\n<\/a>Amanda Bridgeman<\/a>
\n<\/a>Amanda Pillar<\/a>
\n<\/a>Andrew McKiernan<\/a>
\nBen Peek<\/a>
\n<\/a>Bruce Lyman
\n<\/a>Cat Sparks
\n<\/a>Charlotte Wood<\/a>
\nClaire Corbett
\n<\/a>David Henley
\n<\/a>David McDonald<\/a>
\n<\/a>Deb Kalin
\n<\/a>Dionne Lister
\n<\/a>Donna Maree Hanson
\n<\/a>Duncan Lay
\n<\/a>Felicity Pulman
\n<\/a>Graham Storrs
\n<\/a>Greg Barron
\n<\/a>Ian Irvine<\/a>
\nIan McHugh<\/a>
\n<\/a>James Bradley<\/a>
\nJason Nahrung
\n<\/a>Jenn J McLeod
\n<\/a>Joanne Anderton
\n<\/a>Kaaron Warren
\n<\/a>Karen Miller
\n<\/a>Kate Forsyth
\n<\/a>Keith Stevenson
\n<\/a>Kimberley Gaa<\/a>l
\n<\/a>Kim Falconer
\n<\/a>Kirsten Krauth
\n<\/a>Kylie Scott
\n<\/a>Lee Battersby
\n<\/a>Leife Shallcross<\/a>
\n<\/a>Lisa Hannett
\n<\/a>Marianne de Pierres
\n<\/a>Mark T Barnes<\/a>
\n<\/a>Mark Timmony<\/a>
\n<\/a>Martin Livings
\n<\/a>Michael Hearle
\n<\/a>Michael Pryor
\n<\/a>Nansi Kunze
\n<\/a>Nina D\u2019Aleo
\n<\/a>Pamela Freeman
\n<\/a>Pip Harry<\/a>
\n<\/a>Richard Harland
\n<\/a>Robert Easterbrook<\/a>
\n<\/a>Sean Williams<\/a>
\nShauna O’Meara<\/a>
\nSophie Masson<\/a>
\nStephanie Gunn<\/a>
\n Steve Cameron
\n<\/a>Susanne Gervay
\n<\/a>Terry Dowling
\n<\/a>Thoraiya Dyer<\/a>
\n<\/a>Trent Jamieson<\/a><\/p>\n

What Music I Like<\/h3>\n

\"Zena<\/a>I enjoy all kinds of music, from soulful whispers<\/a> and twangy laze<\/a> to angry loudness<\/a>, piano tinkles<\/a> and uplifting house<\/a>. But what I listen to most is pop \u2013 pop that’s unique and individual, with enough of the everyday to make it resonate. I especially like tracks with a beat so transfixing I want to dance<\/a>, groove<\/a> or run<\/a>, and at the moment that’s anything with a Moroccan dance beat, such as:<\/p>\n